Compaq CQ61-407 Laptop

Hi, I'm thinking of buying a Compaq CQ61-407 Laptop but I need a fire-wire port on it.
Does anyone know if it is possible to upgrade the laptops ports to include fire-wire.
Thanks

HI ,you may need to change one .you can buy on HP office site ,if you don't want to pay too much you can buy online .and here is a suggestion http://www.askbattery.com/compaq-presario-cq61.html

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Hey aitch372,
It seems to me that your USB port is telling it that it's something different than a 2.0 port, which it is.
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http://goo.gl/WnkPY
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http://goo.gl/NgZoS
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Also, where do you see the 6 ports being listed? If it's the device manager you will see more than there actually is because that usually is the way windows works.
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